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W. W. MORRAL CORN HUSKING MACHINE '4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Nov. 26, 1929.

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Reiesued Nov. 26, 1929 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE W W. KOBE-AL, 103m, OHIO, ASIGNOB' OF own-m TO SAIUEL I. MORE-AL, OI KOBE-AL, OHIO OOEI-HUSKING ncnnm Original Io. 1.688;, emu Kay 10, i987, Serial No. 88,118, flied January 38, use. Application for reissue fled April 87, 1989. Serial Io. 858,741.

This invention relates corn husking machines and is designed more particularly for removing the butts from and husking green corn. 7 One object of the invention is to provide a husking machine adapted to remove the butts from cars of corn and then husk the same, which will be simple in its construction and com act in its 'arran ent. v

A or object of the invention is to rovide such a machine in which the hus ing rollers will extend lengthwise thereof an which, will be provided with means for presenting) the ears transversely of their length it tolthe utt removing means and for resentthe same lengthwise to the usking r0 are.

A further object of the invention is to provide such a machine having a lurality of so pairs of husking rollers difierent y a with relation to the cars so as to more eficiently remove the husks. v

A further object of the invention is to provide such a machine with an improved 85 means for positioning the ear with relation to the butt removing device.

A further object of the invention is to provide such a corn husking machine which will have a lar e capacit and to this end it is so is also an o ject of t e invention to provide the machine with mechanism for operating simultaneously on two series of ears of corn. Other objects of the invention will appear as the mechanism isdescribe'd in detail. In the aocompanyin drawings Fig. 1 is a top plan view, partly roken awa of a machine embodying my invention; ig. 2 is aside elevation, part y broken away, of the mechanism shownin Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a plan view of'a portion of one pair of husking rolls Fig. 4 is a section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 8' Fig. 5 is a section taken on the line 5-5 oi Fig. 2 with the brush omitted; Fig. 6 is a transverse section taken through the.

husking rollers of Fig. 2 and showing the brushes associated therewith; Fig. 7 is a side elevation of a portion of the machine showa modified arrangement of the husking. ro ers; F' 8 is a vertical sectional view showing a or modification of the huskin devices; Fig. 9 is a horizontal tion ta en on the line 9.9 of Fig. 8; and Fig. 10 1s adetail view of one of the husk loosening devices.

In these drawings I have illustrated certain embodiments of my invention but it will be understood that these embodiments have been chosen for the purpose of illustration only and that the mechanism may take various form without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The machine here shown comprises a main frame 1, preferably mounted on standards 2 and having an ear supporting structure or table 3 on which the ears may be placed by hand, or otherwise, preparatory to the .butting and husking operations. Arranged alon 'do of the table 3, near the dischar e end t ereof, is a butt removing device whic inthe present instance, consists of a rotary cutter 4 mounted on a transverse shaft 5 which is journaled in brackets 6 carried by the main frame and is driven by a s rocket chain 7 from a suitable part of the riving mechanism. Coo rating with this rotary cutter is a cutter ar 8 mounted adjacent to the edge of the table and substantially in the plane thereof. The present machine comprises what is known as a double husker and to this end the butting and husking devices are shown in duplicate at the res tive sides of the machine. Inasmuch as t cse devices are identical in their construction it will be nry'to describe but one of themand it will be understood that this description applies to both sets of devices.

he ears of corn which are placed upon I the table 3 are fed to the butt removing device by means of a suitable conveyor which moves the ears along the table transversely to their length. Preferably this conveyor comprises a pair of sprocket chains 9 which extend about sprocket wheels 10 and 11' arranged at the respective ends of the table and so positioned that the up two sprocket chains wil 10 substantially in the plane of the table. The two chains are connected one to the other by means of cleats or flights. 12 which extend across the table so as to travel over the same and engage the r stretches of the ears of corn and thus move the ears to the butt removing device.

The ears are properly positioned with relation to the butt removing device by means of a gaging device which engages the butt of the ear todetermine its transverse position with relation to the cutter 4. As here shown, this gaging device comprises a fixed ging bar 13 which is rigidly mounted on, at is vertically adjustable with relation to, the main frame and which is s aced laterally from the adjacent edge of the table. This gaging bar is here shown as havin its inner portion curved to cause it to con orm more or less to the shape of the butt of the ear and its forward end is tapered to guide the stem of the ear onto the upper portion thereof. @ooperating with this fixed ga 'n bar is a gaging roller 14 having a spira ri extendin from end to end thereof and also tapere at its forward end tofacilitate the entrance of the stem of the ear between the same and the fixed aging bar. This roller is spaced a short istance above the fixed bar and is carried by a shaft 15 mounted in suitable bearings 16 and 17 and havin at its rear end geare connection with the riving mechanism. The driving mechanism is of such a character that the roller will be rotated at such a speed that the butt of the ear will be advanced during the butt severing operation, at substantially the same speed that the body of the ear is advanced, thus preventing. any twisting of the ear which will cause it to bind on the cutter. Preferably th ga from the in roller is movable toward and xed gagin bar to enable it to I accommodate itself to utts of different sizes and to this end the bearings 16 and 17 are slidably mounted and are acted upon by springs 18 which tend to hold the same nor- 'mally in its lowermost position but permit the roller to yield when an upward thrust is exerted thereon. Only a slight movement will be imparted to the bearing 17 and this will not be suflicient to'disengage the driving gears. v

The ear is moved transversely into engagement with the gaging device bymeans of a suitable transverse conveyor which, in the present instance, comprises an endless belt 19 mounted on drums 20 which are carried by brackets 21 secured to the main frame and so arran ed that the upper stretch of the belt will ie in substantially the plane of the table 3, this table being rovided with a transverse opening in whic the belt is located. As the ears are advanced by the main conveyor they will be received by the transverse conveyor 19 and moved endwise into contact with the gaging devices, this transverse movement taking place without any interruption of the forward movement of the ears by the main conveyor. If desired, suitable means may be provided for holding the ear firmlyin contact with the transverse conveyor during the placing operation and in the present machine I have arranged above the transverse conveyor a roller 22 which, as here shown, is arrangedabove the outer drum 20 of the transverse conveyor and is carried by a shaft 23 journaled m an elongated bearing or sleeve 24 which is carried by an arm 25 which, in turn, is rigidly secured to a sleeve 26 which is journaled on.

thereto. The roller 22 is positively rotated by means of a sprocket chain 27 which extends about a s rocket wheel 28 on the shaft 23 and a sproc et wheel 29 on the shaft 15. If desired husk loosening devices may mounted adjacent to the rollers 22 and I have here shown fiat springs 51 extending above the paths of the ears and provided with spurs or teeth to en age the husks.

The ears 0% corn are carried to and past the butt removing device and are then delivered to husking rollers 30 arranged beyond the butt removing devices, and in the present machine beneath the table 3, and extending lengthwise of the main frame of the machine. The ears are delivered from the table 3 to the husking rollers partly by gravity and partly by the action of the main conveyor and to this end a curved chute extends from the discharge end of the table 3 to the husking rollers, this chute being curved about the axis of the rear sprocket wheel 11 so that the fli hts 12 of the conveyor will move throu the chute and will carry the ears there rom onto the husking rollers, and in that form of the device shown in Fig. 2 will positivel move the ears throughout the length 0 the husking rollers. In the present arrangement the discharge end of the table a 3 is curved about the axis of the sprocket wheel 11. Cooperating with the curved end of the table is the main chute which comprises a guide late 31 which'extends from a point above t e axis of the rear sprocket wheels 11 to a point adjacent to the receiv ng ends of the husking rollers 30. This guide plate or chute is spaced from the sprocket wheels 11 a distance suflicient to permit of the free movement of the flights 12 through the same. As the ears of corn are moved to The ears are presented to the butt removing device in a position transverse to the line of their movement and must be turned so asv to permit it to continue its movement through to present them to the husking rollers in a position arallel with the line of their movement. rdinarily when an ear is moved transversely to its len h onto the receiving ends of the husking ro ers the action of the rollers on the ear will turn the latter to a position parallel with the rollers. In some cases, however, it may be desirable to rovide means for turnin the ears before t ey enga the husking rol ers and in the present machine I have provided means for so turning the ear. To accomplish this I have arranged above the table 3 a retarding device, sue asa spring 59 which will engage the large or outer end of the car just as t e same passes about the curved discharge end of the table 3 and will so retard the movement of this end of the ear that the point of the ear will drop downwardly into the chute 31 by avity, thus turning the ear into a position in which it will extend substantially lengthwise of the chute. If the ear does not ee itself from the retarding device by its own wei ht it will be engaged by the following fiig t 12 of the conveyor and forced out of engagement with the retarding device so as the chute. In order to maintain the ear in this osition as it travels through the chute the atter is provided with a channel or ideway of a width less than the length of t e ear so that after the ear has been turned to its lengthwise position it will be retained in that position until it is delivered to the husking rollers. In the resent mechanism which, as has been stated constitutes a, don-- ble husker, the chute 31 has its intermediate portion extended inwardly, as shown at 32, so as to constitute in effect a partition which divides this chute into two guideway's or channels 33 adapted to receive the ears respectively fromthe two butting devices and to deliver the same to the respective pairs of husking rollers. Ribs 56 may be arranged at the inner ed es of the channels-to more efl'ectively retain. the ears therein. The

flights 12 of the main conveyor have their outer edges recessed to conform substantiall to the shape of the chute, so that there wi I be 'ust. enough clearance between the same anti the wall of the chute to permit the free movement of the conveyor through the chute- As the ears are moved onto the husking rollers they are engaged by a brush 34 whic' tends to ress grip the husks and tear the same loose. As

here shown, both brushes 34 are mounted on a shaft 35 which is supported in bearing actuatedtherebytoimpartrotatory movement to the After the earpasses bethem firmly into contactwith the husking rollers so that the latter will gond the brush 34 it is moved beneath a plate sections of each roller are spaced apart and in one roller the spaces between the adjacent sections form circumferential grooves 41 while on the other roller toothed wheels 42 are mounted in these spaces and project slightly beyond the periphery of the roller so as to enter the corresponding grooves 41 in the companion roller, thus serving to loosen the husk so that it can .be more readily gripped b the rollers.

It will may; be arranged in any suitable manner-and 1n ig. 7 I have shown the same as slo ing downwardly from the discharge'end of the chute 31 so that the ears of corn will be caused to move along the husking rollers by gravit In this instance a brush 43 is urrange above the husking rollers to ress the ears into firm engagementtherewit and is preferably positively rotated by connection with a suitable part of the driving mechanism, the driving connection not being here shown.

In Figs. 8 and 9 I have shown another arrangement of the husking mechanism in which the longitudinally extending husking rollers 30 are arranged in an inclined position so that the ears will move along the same by ravity, but in this instance-I have interposed tween the 10 'tudinal huskin rollers and the chute a pair of transverse y extending husking rollers across which the cars will be moved transversely,- in the resent instance by the main conveyor. In t is form of the mechanism the chute leading from the butt removing device to the husking rollers, as shown at 44, is of uniform depth so that the ears will move through the same transversely to their length. The lower ortion of the chute is extended to form a ta le 45 which is provided with a transverse o ning in which are aganged a pair of has g rollers, 46, exten movement of the conveyor 9-and which may be operated from an suitable part of the driving mechanism. he brush 47 arranged above the husking rollers 46 presses the carinto firm engagement therewith to enable the rollers to g rli g the husk and remove it from the ear. ese rollers, however, will strip only the coarse outer husk from the ear,

obvious that the husking rollersng transversely to the direction of and the longitudinal rollers are relied upon to remove the remainder of the husk. The ear moves over the husking rollers 46 onto the forward end of the table and are delivered from that table onto the husking rollers 30. As the ears move from the transverse rollers onto the longitudinal rollers they will be turned into positions parallel with the longitudinal rollers. In that form of the device here illustrated I have provided means acting on the ears to cause the same to turn. For this purpose I have cut away the intermediate portion of the table 45 and have depressed the same to form a uide or chute 48. As the ear is advanced beyond the upper end ofthe chute 48 one end of the car will drop down that chute but the other end of the car will be held against downward movement by the side portion or flange of the table thus causing the ear to turn and move down the chute endwise. If desired, means may be provided for retarding one end of the ear and in the present machine I have arranged above the horizontal outer portion of the table 45 a retarding device 49 which is preferably in the form of a yieldable arm and which en ages the large outer end of the ear to retard its movement. The retarding device is so arranged that it will engage the ear just as the inner portion of the ear moves over the cut-away portion of the table. Consequently thepoint of the ear will drop down the chute 48 by gravity, and, due to the retarding action of the arm 49 on the outer end of the ear, the ear will turn into a longitudinal position and will be delivered to the husking rollers 30 in that osition. A guide strip 50 extends along the liusking rollers 30 to retain the ears in proper position thereon.

The 0 ration of the mechanism will be apparent rom the foregoing description and it will be understood that when the machine is in operation an ear of corn is placed on the table 3 in advance of each flight 12 of the main conveyor, with its butt end outward. Where the mechanism is embodied in a double husker there will, of course, be two cars placed in advance of each flight, one at each side of the table and each with its butt end outward. As

I the conveyor advances the ear is moved transversely to its length onto the transverse conveyor 19 which moves the butt end thereof into contact with the gaging device which pro erly positions the same with relation to the utt removing device so that the further movement of the ear by the main conveyor will move the same past the butt removing A device and cause the butt to be removed therefrom. After the butt has been removed the ear will be delivered to the chute 31 and in that form of the mechanism shown in Figs. 1 and 2 will be turned so that it will move lenillilwise through the chute and onto the has grollers. In that form of the device shown in Fig. 8 the ear is not "turned until it has passed through the main chute and across the transverse husking rollers after which it is turned and presented lengthwise -to the longitudinal husking rollers, ut meach 1nstance the ear is turned after it passes the butt removin device and before it is presented to the o 'tudinal husking rollers. While I have sfibwn and described one embodiment of m invention I wish it to be understood that do not desire to be limited to the details thereof as various modifications ma occur to a person skilled in the art.

avin now fully described my invention, what I c aim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a corn husking machine, a butt removin device, a pair of husking rollers arrange below said butt removing device and extending len hwise of said machine, a single conveyor or moving an ear of corn trans versely to its length past said butt removing device and along said huskin rollers, and means interposed between sai butt remov- \ing device and said husking rollers for turning said ear andcausing t e same to be presented to said huskin rollers in a position substantially parallel t erewith.

2. In a corn husking machine, a butt removing device, a air of husking rollers arranged below sai butt removin device and extending lengthwise of said mac ine, a chute to receive an earof corn from which the butt has been removed and deliver the same to said husking rollers, means for moving said ear of corn transversely to its length to said butt removing device and to said chute, and means for turmn said ear to a position in which it will exten lengthwise of the line of its movement. 1

3. In a corn husking machine, a butt removin device, a pair of husking rollers arrange below said butt removing device and extending lengthwise of said machine, a

chute to receive an ear of corn from which the butt has been removed and deliver the same to said husking rollers, means for moving said ear of corn transversely to its length to said butt removing device and to said chute, and means for retarding the movement of one end of said ear to cause .the same to.

assume a position in which it extends lengthwise of said line of movement.

4. In a corn husking machine, a butt removin device, a air of husking rollers arrange below sai butt removing device and extendin lengthwise of said machine, a curved c ute to receive an ear of corn from which the butt has been removed and deliver the same to said husking rollers, a conveyor to move said ear transversely to its length to said butt removing device and to deliver the same to' said husklng rollers, and means to turn said car after the butt has been removed therefrom and cause the same to be presented Ill to said'husking rollers bysaid conveyor in a position substantially parallel with said usking rollers.

5. In a corn husking machine,'a butt removin? device, a pair of husking rollers are range below said butt removin device and extending lengthwise of said mac ine, a table to support an earof corn after the butt has been removed therefrom, a conveyor to move an ear of corn transversely to its length to said butt removing device and along said' table,a chute leadin from said table to said husking rollers, an a retarding device arranged adjacent to said chute to engage one end of said ear and cause the same to be turned into a osition substantially parallel movin device, a pair of husking rollers arsame along said range below said butt removing device and extendin lengthwise of said machine, a curved c ute to receive an ear of corn from which the butt has been removed and deliver the same to said husking rollers, a conveyor to move said ear of corn transversely to its length to said butt removing device, said conveyor moving through said chute and serving to deliver said ear to said husking rollers, and a device arran near the upper end of said chute to retar the movement of one end of said ear as the other end moves downward by avity and thus cause said ear to be turns to a position lengthwise of its line of movement. a

7. In a corn husking machine, a butt removin device, a air of husking rollers arrange below sai butt removing device and extending lengthwise of said machine, a curved chute to receive an ear of corn-from which'the butt has been removed and deliver the same to said husking rollers, a conveyor to'move said ear transversely to its length to the butt remo device and to move the usking rollers, means to turn said car after the butt has been removed therefrom and cause the same to be presented to said husking rollers in a ition substantially parallel with said bus g-rollers, and

means acting on said ear as it is moved along I said rollers by said conve or to press the sameinto firm contact wit said rollers.

8.111 a corn husking machine, a butt re- I movin device, a air of husking rollers arrange below sai butt removing device and extend' lengthwiseof said machine, a curved ii ute to receive an ear of corn from which the butt has been removed and deliver the same to-said-husking rollers, a conveyor to, move said ear transversely to its length to the butt removin device and to move the same. along said usking'rollers, means to turn said car after thebutt has been removed therefrom and cause the same to be presented to said husking rollers in a position substantially parallel withsaid husking rollers, a

brush rotatably mounted'above said husking rollers, and means actuated by said conveyor for rotating'said brush. I r

9. In a corn husking machine, a butt removin device, a air of husking rollers arrange below sai butt removing device and extendin lengthwise of said machine, a curved c ute to receive an ear of corn from which the butt has been removed and deliver the same to said husking rollers, a conveyor to move said ear transversely to its length to the butt removing device and to move the same along said husking rollers means to turn said, car after the butt has been removed therefrom and cause the same to be presented to said huskin rollers in a position substantially paral el with said huskin rollers, a brush rotatably mounted above said husking rollers substantially radial fingers connected with said brush and arranged to be successively engaged by said conveyor to impart rotatory movement to said brush.

10. In a corn husking machine, a butt re- -movin device a air of huskin rollers a g a s moving device, a pair of husking rollers, a conveyor to move ears of corn past said butt removing device and lengthwise of said husking rollers, a yieldable member rotatably supported above said husking rollers and arranged toengage the ears and press them into firm engagement with said I rollers as they are moved along the same by said conveyor, and means actuated by said conveyor for rotating said rotatable member.

12. In a corn husking machine, a butt removing device, a pair of husking rollers, a conveyor to move' ears of corn past said butt removing deviceand. lengthwise of. said husking rollers, a yieldable member rotatably supported above said husking rollers and arranged to engage the ears and ress them into firm engagement with said to ers as they are moved along the same by said conveyor, and a guide extend' l hwise of said husking rollers beyon sai rotatable member to retain 'the ears in proper relation to said huskin rollers.

18. acorn husking machine a butt remo device, a air of husking rollers arrange below sai butt removing device and it to move lengthwise through the channel in said chute to said husking rollers.

- 14, In a corn husking machine, a butt removing devices arranged'at the respective sides 0 said machine, a pair of husking rollers associated with and arranged below each of said butt removing devices and extending lengthwise of said machine, a curved chute leading from said butt removing devices to said husking rollers and having separate channels formed therein to receive the cars from the respective butt removing devices, a conveyor to move the ears transversely of their length past said butt removing devices and to sa1d chute, and means for turning said ears to cause them to move through the respective channels in the direction of their length.

15.v In a corn husking machine, butt removing devices arranged at the respective sides of said machine, a pair of husking rollers associated with and arranged below each of said but-t removing devices and extending lengthwise of said machine, a curved chute extending from said butt removing devices to said husking rollers, said chute having a portion substantially midway between the lateral edges thereof bent inwardly to form a partition and having its lateralportions shaped to provide channels between the same and the inwardly bent portion of said chute, an endless conveyor comprising transverse flights to move the ears of corn transversely to their length past said butt removing device to said chute, and means for turning said ears as they enter said chute to cause the same to move through the respective channels in the direction of their len 16. In a corn hus ing machine, butt removing devices arranged at the respective sides of said machine, a air of husking rollers associated with an arrangedbelow each of said butt removing devices and extending'lengthwise of said machine, a curved chute extending from said butt removin devices to said husking rollers, said chute aving a portion substantially midway between the lateral edges thereof, bent inwardly to form a partition and having its lateral portion shaped to provide channels between the same and the inwardly bent portion of said chute, and a conveyor comprising transverse flights movable past said butt removin devices, through said chute and to said bus ing rollers, said flights being shaped to conform substantially to the contour of said chute, and means for turning the ears to cause the same to move through the respective channels in said chute in the direction of their lengths.

, 17. In a corn husking machine, a butt removing device, a pair of husking rollers arthereo ranged below said butt removing device and extending lengthwise of said machine, a curved chute to receive an ear of corn from which the butt has been removed and deliver the same to said husking rollers, said chute having portions of its curved wall bent inform them to the contour of the wall of said chute, and means for turning the ear to cause it to move through said channel in the direction of its length. a

18. In a corn husking machine, a butt removing device, a pair of husking rollers arranged below said butt removing device and extending lengthwise of said machine, a chute to convey the ears from said butt removing device to said husking rollers, a pair of transversely extending husking rollers arranged in advance of said longitudinal husking rollers, a conveyor to move the ears of corn past said butt removing device, over said transverse husking rollers and deliver the same to said longitudinal husking rollers, and means for turning the ear after it has passed said transverse husking rollers to cause it to be present ed to said longitudinal husking rollers in a position parallel therewith.

19. In a corn husking machine, a butt removingdevice, a pair of husking rollers arranged below said butt removing device and extending lengthwise of said machine, a'

chute'to convey the ears from said butt removing device to said husking rollers, a pair of transversely extending husking rollers ar-v ranged in advance of said longitudinal husking rollers, a conveyor to move the ears of corn past sa1d butt removing device, over sa1d transverse huskin rollers and deliver the same to said longitudinal husking rollers, a supplemental chute leading from said main chute beyond said transverse husking rollers, said main chutehaving a horizontal portion extending alongside of said supplemental chute, and a retarding device to engage the end of the' ear above the horizontal portion and cause the ear to be turned as the other end of said ear moves down said supplemental chute.

20. In a corn husking machine, a butt removing device, a pair of husking rollers arranged beyond said butt removing device and extending lengthwise of said machine, a chute to convey ears of corn from said butt removing device to said husking rollers, a conveyor to move ears of corn past said butt removing device and deliver the same to said huskin rollers, said chute having at that end adjacent to said husking rollers a lateral portion extending forwardly beyond the end of the chute and adapted to support thereo 21. In a corn husking machine, a butt removin device, a pair of husking rollers arrange beyond said butt removin device and extending lengthwise of said mac 'ne, a chute to convey the ears from said butt removing device to said husking rollers, a pair of transversely extending huskin rollers arranged in advance of said longitu inal husking rollers, a conveyor to move the ears of corn past sqid butt removing device, over said transverse huskin rollers and deliver the same to said longitu inal husking rollers, a supplemental chute leading from said main chute beyondsaid transverse husking rollers, said main chute having a horizontal portion extending alongside of said supplemental chute, to support one end of the ear and cause the same to be turned asthe other end thereof moves down said supplemental chute.

22. Ina corn hus ing machine, a butt removing device, a gaging device arranged adjacent to said butt removing device to position the ear with relation thereto and comprising a vertically yieldable gaging roller having a spiral rib to advance the butt of the car, a pair of husking rollers arranged below a said butt removing device and extending lengthwise of said machine, a chute leading from said butt removing device to said husking rollers, a conveyor to move the ear of corn past said butt removing device and deliver the same to said chute, and a placing device to move the ear transversely of said conveyor and into engagement with said gaging device.

23. In a corn husking machine, a butt removing device, a gaging device arranged adjacent to said butt removing device and comprising a normally stationary gaging bar, a vertically yieldable spiral roller arranged above said gaging bar and cooperating there- 'with, a pair of husking rollers arranged below said butt removing device and extending lengthwise of said machine, a chute leading from said butt removing device to said husking rollers a conveyor to move the ear of corn past said butt removing device and deliver the same to said chute, and a lacing device to move the ear transversely of said conveyor and into engagement with said gaging device.

24. In a corn husking machine, a butt removing device, a conveyor to move an ear of corn transversely to its length toward said butt removing device, a gaging device comprising a normally fixed gaging bar, aspiral roller yieldahly mounted above said gaging bar and cooperating therewith, and a transverse conveyor to engage said ear as it is advanced-by the first mentioned conveyor and move the butt end thereof into engagement with the gaging device.

25. In a corn husking machine, a butt removing device, a pair' of husking rollers i located near said butt'removing device and extending lengthwise of said machine, a

single conveyor for moving an ear of corn transversely to its length to and pastsaid butt removing device and along said husking rollers, and means for turning said ear after the butt has been removed therefrom and causing the same to be presented to said husking rollers in a position substantially parallel therewith.

26. In a corn husking machine, a butt removing device, a pair of husking rollers arranged beyond said butt removing device and for moving an ear of corn transversely to its length to and past said butt removing device, and means for retarding the movement of one end of said ear of corn after it has passed said butt removing device, thereby causing the ear to turn and be presented to said husking rollers in a position lengthwise thereof.

27. In a corn husking machine, a butt removing device, a air of husking rollers arranged beyond said butt removing device and extending lengthwise of said machine, a chute to receive an ear of corn from said butt removing device and deliver the same to said husking rollers, means for moving said ear of corn transversely to its length to said butt removing device and to said chute, and means for causing said ear to turn after it has passed said butt removing device so that it will be presented to said husking rollers in a position lengthwise thereof.

28. In a corn husking machine, a butt removing device, a pair of husking rollers arranged beyond said butt removing device and extending lengthwise of said machine, a chute to receive an ear of corn from said butt removing device and deliver the same to 'causin the ear to turn into a position sub-,

stantia y parallel with its line of movement.

29. In a corn husking machine, a butt removing device, a air of husking rollersarranged near sai butt removing device, means to guide the ears from said butt removing device to said husking rollers, a pair of transversely extending husking rollers arranged inadvance of said longitudinal husking rollers, a conveyor to move ears of corn past said butt removing device, over said same to said longitudinal husking rollers, andmeans for turning the ear after 1t has passed said transverse husking rollers to cause it to extending lengthwise of said machine, means transverse husking rollers'and to deliver the I husking rollers arranged lengthwise of said be presented to said longitudinal husking rollers in a position parallel therewith.

'ears of corn, the combination of two butt removin devices and means located between the two utt removing devices for carrying the ears in adjacent parallel files to and beyond the res ective butt removing devices, of two airs of usking rollers located lengthwise 0 said machine, means for causing the ears of one file to be delivered to one pair only of the husking rolls and the ears of the other file to be delivered to the'other pair only of said rollers.

32. In a'machine for husking two files of ears of corn, the combination of two butt removing devices and means located between thetwo butt removing devices for. car ing the ears in adjacent parallel files to an beyond the respective butt removing device$\of/ two pairs of husking rollers located lengthwise of said machine, means for causing the cars of one file to be delivered to one pair only of said husking rolls and the ears ofthe other file to be delivered to the other pair only of said husking rolls, and means for turning the ears so they will be resented lengthwise with the said huskin ro ls. l

33. In a, mac ine for husking two files of ears of corn the combination of two butt removing devices and means located between the two butt removing devices for carrying the ears in adjacent parallel files transversely to and beyond the respective butt removing devices,.of two pairs of husking rollers located lengthwise ofsaid machine means for causing the ears of one file to be delivered to one pair only of said husking rolls and the ears of the other file to be delivered to the position in which it extends lengthwise of its line of movement.v

34. In acorn husking machine, a pair of machine, a second pair of husking rollers arranged in advance of and extending transversely to said longitudinal husking rollers, and means for moving ears of corn over said transverse husking rollers to said longitudinal husking rollers.

35. In a corn husking machine, a air of downwardly and forwardly inclin husk chine, a second pair of ing rollers arranged len thwise of said machlne, a second pair of usklng rollers arranged 1n advance of and extending transversely to said longitudinal husking rollers,

and means for moving an ear of corn over said transverse husking rollers and delivering the same to'the upper ends of said longitudinal husking rollers.

i 36. In a machine for husking two files of ears of corn, two butt removing devices, means for moving ears of corn in parallel files past the respective butt removing devices, two pairs of husking rollers arrangedlongitudinally of said machine to receive the ears from the respective butt removing devices, a single pair of husking rollers arranged in advance of and extending transversely to the two pairsof longitudinal husking rollers to act on the ears of corn of both files before they are delivered to the respective pairs of longitudinal husking rollers.

37. In a. machine for husking two files of ears of corn, two 'butt removing devices, means .for moving ears of corn in arallel files past the respective butt removing devices, two pairs of huskin rollers arranged longitudinally of said mac ine to receive the ears from the respective butt removing devices, a pair of transverse husking rollers arranged in advance of said longitudinal husking rollers to act on the ears of both files before they are delivered to said longitudinal husking rollers, and means for turning the ears after the have beenacted on by said transverse hus 'ng rollers to cause them to be delivered to the respective longitudinal husking rollers in positions parallel therewith.

38. In a corn husking machine, a butt removing device, a pair of husking rollers ar ranged below the level of said butt removing device and extending len hwise of said mausking rollers arranged in advance of and extending transversely to said longitudinal husking rollers, means for delivering an ear of corn from said butt removing device to said transverse husking rollers in a position parallel with said transverse husking rollers, and means acting on said ear after it is moved past said transverse husking rollers to cause it to be presented to said longitudinal husking rollers in a position parallel therewith.

39. In a corn husking machine, a butt removing-device, a conveyor to move ears of corn past said butt removing device, a pair of husking rollers arranged beneath said conveyor, extending lengthwise of said machine and inclined downwardly and forwardly to cause said ears' of corn to move along the same by gravity, and means for delivering ears from said butt removing device to the upper ends of the inclined husking rollers.

40.In a cornhusking machine, a butt removing device, a pair of husking rollers extending lengthwise of said machine, a curved chute to receive an ear of corn from which the butt has been removed and deliver the same to said husking rollers, a conveyor to move said ear of corn transversely to its length to said butt removing device, said conveyor moving through said chute and serving to deliver said ears to said husking rollers.

41. In a corn husking machine, a butt removing device, a pair of husking rollers arranged below said butt removing device and extending lengthwise of said machine, and a single conveyor for moving an ear of corn transversely to its length past said butt removing device and moving the same onto said huskin rollers.

42. I n a corn husking machine, a butt removinf device, a pair of husking rollers arrange below the level of said butt removing devlce and extending lengthwise of said machine, a pair of transversely extendin husking rollers arranged in advance of sai longitudinal husking rollers, and means for moving an ear of corn past said butt removing device and causin the same to be delivered successively to sai airs of husking rollers.

43. In a machine for husking two files of ears of corn, two gaging devices, two butt removing devices, means for moving ears of corn in parallel files past the respective butt removing devices, two belts moving trans versely in opposite directions to move said ears of corn toward said gaging devices, two airs of inclined husking rollers arranged ongitudinally of said machine to receive the cars from the respective butt removing devices, and a pair of transversehuskin rollers arranged in advance of said longitudinal huskin rollers.-

44. a corn husking machine,a butt removing device, a conveyor to move an ear of corn transversely to.its length toward said butt removing device, a gaging device comprisin a normally fixed gaging bar and a yielda 1e member mounted above said gaging bar and cooperating therewith','a belt moving transversely of said machine toward said gaging device, and a yieldable member cooperating with said transversely moving belt to engage an ear as it is advanced by said conveyor to move the butt end thereof into engagement with said gaging device.

45. In a machine for husking two files of ears of corn, two gaging devices, two butt removing devices, two belts moving in opposite directions for moving ears of corn transversely of the machine toward the respective gaging devices, means for moving ears of corn in parallel files past the respective gaging devices and past the butt removing devices, and a pair of husking rollers extending transversel across the' machine to receive and husk t e ears from said butt removing devices. a

46. In acorn huskin machine, agaging device, a butt removing evice, a belt for moving ears of corn transversely of the machine butt removing device.

47. In a machine for husking two files of ears of corn, two gaging devices, two butt removing devices, two belts moving in opposite directions for moving ears of corn transversely of the machine toward the respective gaging devices, means for moving ears -'of corn in parallel files past the respective gaging devices and butt removing devioes,and two pairs of inclined husking rollersarranged longitudinally of said machine to receive the cars from the respective butt removing devices.

48. In a machine for husking two files of earsoi' corn, .two gaging devices, two butt removing devices, two belts moving in opposite directions for moving ears of corn transversely to the machine toward the respective gaging devices, means for moving ears of corn in parallel files past the respective gaging devices and past the butt removing de-- vices, inclined husking rollers mounted beyond said butt removing'devices, and horizontal husking rollers arranged in advance of and extending transversely to said inclined husking rollers.

49. In a corn husking machine, a butt removing device, a conveyor to move an ear of corn transversel to its length toward said butt removing evice, a husk loosening device to act on said ear of corn while it is being advanced by said conveyor, a gaging device comprising a stationary lower member and a yieldable'upper member mounted for vertical movement toward and from the lower member, said members being spaced apart to receive between them a stem of an ear of corn, a belt moving transversely to said machine toward said gaging device, and a yieldable member cooperating with said transversely moving belt to engage said car as it is advanced by said conveyor and move the end thereof into engagement with said gaging device.

50. In a corn husking machine, two butt removing devices, two pairs of husking rollears of corn transversely to their length past both butt removing devices and cause said ears to be delivered to said husking rollers.

51. In a corn husking machine, two butt removing devices, two pairs of inclined husking rollers arranged below the level of said butt removing devices, extending lengthwise of said machine and along which the ears of corn may move by gravity, and a conveyor for moving ears of corn transversely to their length past said butt removing devices and delivering the same to the upper ends of said huskin rollers.

52. n a corn husking machine, a butt rea moving device, a pair of husking rollers arranged below the level of said butt removin devlce to receive ears of corn therefrom and extending lengthwise of said machine, a conva or having its lower stretch arran ed above 10 said husking rollers and provided wlth flights to move said ears of corn along said rollers, and means arranged above the flights of the lower stretch of said conveyor to retain said ears on said huskin rollers in positions to be 15 operatively engaged by said flights.

Signed at Morral, Ohio, thls 24 day of April, 1929.

WILLIAM W. MORRAL. 

